Biography & Autobiography - Entertainment & Performing Arts

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You'll Never Make Love in This Town A...

Lois Lee

Wild, graphic, sometimes funny, ultimately sad -- this is the book that had Hollywood hiding behind closed doors and 'no comment.' Four beautiful young women tell the stories of the famous, the sexy, the rich, and the sadistic.

Paperback
Published: Oct 2006

Happy Endings

Jim Norton

BEST HEARD ON AN EMPTY STOMACH Jim Norton is a pervert in the truest sense of the word. The physical equivalent of a tall slug, he pays top dollar for massages with happy endings, and is fascinated by shitty sitcoms and fat girls. ...

Abridged CD
Published: Jul 2007

Elvis: The King Revealed (The Docuboo...

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His song, "Blue Suede Shoes" ushered in the era of Rock and Roll. Request Audiobooks presents an audio documentary on the public and private life of Elvis Presley, "The King" of rock 'n' roll.You will hear from the...

Unabridged CD
Published: May 2006

Hamlet's Dresser

Bob Smith

Bob Smith grew up in a town named for Shakespeare’s birthplace, Stratford, Connecticut. His troubled childhood was spent in a struggle to help his devastated parents care for his severely retarded sister. But at age ten, Smith stumb...

Unabridged MP3-CD
Published: Jan 2003

Pardon My Hearse: A Colorful Portrait...

Allan Abbott

Even celebrities die―and he was the man who picked up the bodies! Allan Abbott ran the leading hearse, mortuary, and funeral services company in Hollywood and got an unprecedented glimpse of how celebrities really live and die. The ...

Paperback
Published: May 2015

Notes from the Upside Down: An Unoffi...

Guy Adams

Jump inside the world of Stranger Things and discover everything you need to know about the hit TV show.Grab your Eggo waffles and get ready for a visit to Hawkins, Indiana—just don't forget the fairy lights!If you devoured Stranger...

Paperback
Published: Aug 2017

Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Y...

Julie Andrews

In this New York Times bestselling follow-up to her critically acclaimed memoir, Home, Julie Andrews reflects on her astonishing career, including such classics as Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and Victor/Victoria.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n...

Paperback
Published: Oct 2020

Whitney Houston!: The Spectacular Ris...

Mark Bego

The definitive biography of an American music legend.Whitney Houston (1963–2012) was a superstar. Few in the world of show business reach the career heights that she attained with what seemed such ease. Her megastardom peaked in 199...

Paperback
Published: Mar 2012

I'm Hosting as Fast as I Can!: Zen an...

Tom Bergeron

Tom Bergeron, host of "Dancing with the Stars and "America′s Funniest Home Videos," has always been ambitious, driven, and charming, but as a young man, he had an enemy that posed a serious threat to what otherwise wo...

Paperback
Published: May 2010

How to Talk Dirty and Influence Peopl...

Lenny Bruce

During the course of a career that began in the late 1940s, Lenny Bruce challenged the sanctity of organized religion and other societal and political conventions and widened the boundaries of free speech. Critic Ralph Gleason said, �...

Paperback
Published: Aug 2016

Company of Heroes: My Life as an Acto...

Harry Jr. Carey

When Harry Carey, Sr., died in 1947, director John Ford cast Carey's twenty-six-year-old son, Harry, Jr., in the role of The Abilene Kid in 3 Godfathers. Ford and the elder Carey had filmed an earlier version of the story, and Ford de...

Paperback
Published: Dec 2013

The Girl Who Walked Home Alone: Bette...

Charlotte Chandler

Noted film biographer Charlotte Chandler interviewed Bette Davis extensively in the last decade of her life, resulting in a biography in which the great actress speaks for herself. Chandler also spoke with directors, actors, and other...

Paperback
Published: Mar 2007

Walking on Eggshells: Discovering Str...

Lyssa Chapman

An empowering memoir that can inspire others to break the cycle of abuse and forge happiness out of extreme adversity.The ninth child of bounty hunter Duane Chapman, made famous on the A&E show Dog the Bounty Hunter, Lyssa Chapman has...

Paperback
Published: Sep 2018

I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight

Margaret Cho

The comedienne and activist shares her experiences and misadventures in political advocacy for such causes as the freedom of expression, gay rights, racial discrimination, and capital punishment, in an account that makes humorous reco...

Paperback
Published: Oct 2006

So, Anyway...

John Cleese

John Cleese's  huge comedic influence has stretched across generations; his sharp irreverent eye and the unique brand of physical comedy he perfected with Monty Python, on Fawlty Towers, and beyond now seem written into comedy's DNA....

Paperback
Published: Nov 2015

Reporter's Life

Walter Cronkite

IMMEDIATELY ENGROSSING . . . [A] SPLENDID MEMOIR.'--The Wall Street Journal'Run, don't walk to the nearest bookstore and treat yourself to the most heartwarming, nostalgia-producing book you will have read in many a year.'--Ann Lander...

Paperback
Published: Oct 1997

Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, W...

Billy Crystal

Hilarious and heartfelt observations on aging from one of America's favorite comedians as he turns 65, and a look back at a remarkable careerBilly Crystal is turning 65, and he's not happy about it. With his trademark wit and heart, h...

Paperback
Published: Oct 2014

Mao's Last Dancer

Li Cunxin

From a desperately poor village in northeast China, at age eleven, Li Cunxin was chosen by Madame Mao's cultural delegates to be taken from his rural home and brought to Beijing, where he would study ballet. In 1979, the young dancer ...

Paperback
Published: Mar 2005

Mao's Last Dancer

Li Cunxin

This is the true story of how, by the thinnest thread of a chance, one moment in time changed the course of a small boy's life in ways that are beyond imagination. One day he would dance with some of the greatest ballet companies of t...

Unabridged MP3-CD
Published: Apr 2012

Judy Garland: A Biography

Anne Edwards

Praised as "undoubtedly the best of the many books on Judy Garland" by no less a critic than John Lahr (the son of Bert Lahr, the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz), Anne Edwards's biography attempts to present a complete pi...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2013

Vivien Leigh: A Biography

Anne Edwards

This is the story of the actress who became a Hollywood legend by winning the coveted role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind, and whose circle included both theatrical and political celebrities, from Winston Churchill to Noel C...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2013

The Purple Diaries: Mary Astor and th...

Joseph Egan

One of Hollywood’s first scandals was nearly its last. 1936 looked like it would be a great year for the movie industry. With the economy picking up after the Great Depression, Americans everywhere were sitting in the dark watching...

Paperback
Published: Nov 2016

Screw Everyone: Sleeping My Way to Mo...

Ophira Eisenberg

Screw Everyone is comedian Ophira Eisenberg's wisecracking account of how she spent most of her life saying "yes" to everything―and everyone―and how that attitude ultimately helped her overcome her phobia of commitment. Skeptical ...

Unabridged MP3-CD
Published: Jun 2016

Nora Ephron: The Last Interview: And ...

Nora Ephron

For fans of When Harry Met Sally and readers of I Feel Bad About My Neck (which is to say, almost everyone!) comes an indispensible collection of wit and wisdom from the late, great Nora Ephron A hilarious and revealing look at one o...

Paperback
Published: Dec 2015

Lee Marvin: Point Blank

Dwayne Epstein

The first full-length, authoritative, and detailed story of the iconic actor's life to go beyond the Hollywood scandal-sheet reporting of earlier books, this account offers an appreciation for the man and his acting career and the cla...

Paperback
Published: Jun 2014

Fred Astaire (Icons of America)

Joseph Epstein

Joseph Epstein's 'Fred Astaire' investigates the great dancer's magical talent, taking up the story of his life, his personality, his work habits, his modest pretensions, and above all his accomplishments. Written with the wit and gra...

Paperback
Published: Sep 2009

The Kid Stays in the Picture

Robert Evans

"A sequel better than any[one] could have anticipated . . . even readers who've never heard of Evans will find this to be both entertaining and inspiring."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)In this innovative digital edition, legen...

Paperback
Published: May 2013

Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise

Scott Eyman

Film historian and acclaimed New York Timesbestselling biographer Scott Eyman has written the definitive, “captivating” (Associated Press) biography of Hollywood legend Cary Grant, one of the most accomplished—and be...

Paperback
Published: Nov 2021

The Garner Files: A Memoir

James Garner

After suffering physical abuse at the hands of his stepmother, James Garner left home at fourteen. He became Oklahoma's first draftee of the Korean War and was awarded with two Purple Hearts before returning to the United States and s...

Unabridged MP3-CD
Published: Nov 2011

John Wayne: The Genuine Article

Michael Goldman

John Wayne: The Genuine Article provides readers a rare glimpse into the life of one of the most iconic movie stars of all time through a treasure trove of memorabilia, stories, and interviews. This definitive book includes anecdotes ...

Paperback
Published: May 2015
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